Tailgate Talk: Anatomy of an Interview

From left to right, Charlene Finck (Farm Journal), Tyne Morgan (AgDay TV) and Sara Schafer (AgWeb.com) capture the material they will need for their specific media outlets from John Raines, Monsanto IFS business lead.

At Farm Journal, the majority of our interviews take place between just two people—one interviewer and one interviewee. But occasionally, the situation calls for a bit more firepower.

Such was the case for our exclusive interview with John Raines about Monsanto Company’s new product from its Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) platform (read more).

To ensure we collected all of the information we would need for not only Farm Journal but also AgDay TV and AgWeb.com, our "reporter’s toolbox" for this particular story included an array of digital audio recorders, video cameras and good old-fashioned pen and paper.

This story is a fitting representation of just how mobile modern reporting can be. Portions of the feature were built at our editorial offices, in our homes and even at the airport. We hope you enjoy seeing the end result.